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    HP.com or Costco.com: Where to buy a dv9000t?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by david4455, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. david4455

    david4455 Notebook Consultant

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    I am sure this has been discussed before but I could not find anything in "search".

    Is there any advantage to buying my laptop directly with HP or does the 6 month return policy on Costco trump the HP website. The price is very similar.

    Thanks.
     
    david4455, Jan 22, 2007
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  2. ImajinMyFX

    ImajinMyFX Notebook Guru

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    its depends i guess. i was also going to buy my dv9000 from costco but i didn't need 2gb of ram and 120gb. the one they had at costco was about 1499. my budget was around 1k-1100 for a laptop. i ended up just ordering online from hp and getting 1gb ram and 80 gb
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007
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    piratey Notebook Guru

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    Costco doesn't let you customize like HP does, but HP does not offer a satisfaction guaranteed return policy of 6 months. Also, you may want to look into the technical support offered by Costco. Cheaper than HP, if I remember right.
     
    piratey, Jan 22, 2007
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  4. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Actually, Costco does let's you customize...
     
    JM, Jan 22, 2007
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    can you customize at the store or only online?
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007
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    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Online only, I believe. But I'm not entirely sure.
     
    JM, Jan 22, 2007
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  7. david4455

    david4455 Notebook Consultant

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    The costco website has the EXACT same customizations as the HP website...at least for the dv9000t...only Costco is a few dollars cheaper.
     
    david4455, Jan 22, 2007
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    ImajinMyFX Notebook Guru

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    oh ok. what swayed me to order from hp.com was b/c hp had a $200 instant off and they offered 1gb, webcam, mircophone, and imprint finish for free. but now they charge about $50 for 1gb of ram from 512, 29 for the cam mic combo
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007
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  9. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Costco also has membership fees that you have to contend with. Don't forget to factor that in.
     
    Greg, Jan 22, 2007
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    There is the issue of TAX.......
     
    vikingjunior, Jan 22, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Tax is a fact of life...I think just about everyone (including HP) will charge for it.
     
    Greg, Jan 22, 2007
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    You can't beat the 6mo return policy. I'm waiting till they have Vista preinstalled on their custom to order laptops so I can exchange my DV6000 for one that doesn't lockup and has Vista on it. I hope Vista is as fast or faster then my current OS (XP Media) . My t7200 with 2gigs should fly but sometimes it does not.
     
    waverider969, Jan 23, 2007
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    it is cheaper to customize your hp laptop at the hp website rather then the costco website. After the student discount, it is cheaper...
     
    Gamermatt, Jan 23, 2007
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    Not sure about the student discount....but it is not true about HP being cheaper than Costco to customize....Costco beats them with ever change by at least a few dollars.... especially the extended warranties.
     
    david4455, Jan 23, 2007
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    Well I have put in the same specs to customize the hp dv6000t both at costco.com and hp.com and with the student discount (APP), it is much cheaper at hp.com

    The ram might be a little cheaper at costco, but other then that it is overall much cheaper...
     
    Gamermatt, Jan 23, 2007
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    There are plenty of vendors who don't charge tax like..BUY.com who I got my laptop from.
     
    vikingjunior, Jan 23, 2007
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    Which may not be too much of a factor if you are a member already (its a yearly fee of $50 for basic membership).
     
    DryBear, Jan 25, 2007
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    I've never purchased a laptop from costco but their service when something goes wrong with electronics has always been excellent, especially after more than a month, unlike other big box-like stores
     
    Mr.Hermit, Jan 25, 2007
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